[Geany-Users] How do I stop the freekin' tab!

Lex Trotman elextr at xxxxx
Sat Mar 17 08:10:17 UTC 2018


On 17 March 2018 at 17:58, ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo at zoho.com> wrote:
> On 03/16/2018 09:50 PM, Lex Trotman wrote:
>>
>> The global setting does not change the files, use the project->apply
>> default indentation as Matthew and the dialog to set the default both
>> said.  And did you close the files or close Geany?  Closing Geany
>> remembers what the settings for open files are and keeps them when its
>> re-opened.  Closing the files makes it forget, but make sure you
>> changed the file before you close.
>>
>> On 17 March 2018 at 14:13, ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo at zoho.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 03/16/2018 08:47 PM, Matthew Brush wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2018-03-16 08:28 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>
>>>>> $ rpm -qa geany
>>>>> geany-1.33-1.fc27.x86_64
>>>>>
>>>>> I have Preferences --> Editor --> Indentation
>>>>>       Type = spaces
>>>>>
>>>>> I HATE TABS!!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> How do I get this thing to stop converting my
>>>>> spaces into freakin' tabs ????
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you have a project open, change it in the Project settings dialog and
>>>> then use Project-Apply Default Indentation to affect open documents. If
>>>> no
>>>> project, just re-open the files and the global setting should apply.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Matthew Brush
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't know what a Project is, so I only have files open.
>>>
>>> And the global setting don't work, unless I don't have
>>> the right place.  I have opened and closed about 50 times
>>> already.
>
>
> Did that.  Entered nine spaces, then back spaced across
> three stinkin' tabs

Backspace backs up an indentation level, irrespective of what its made of.  :)

The best way to make sure what you have is to View->Show whitespace
and you get dots for spaces and arrows for tabs.

Cheers
Lex

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